Customers hit with automatic 20% gratuities as restaurants combat tipping confusion
Some restaurants in World Cup host cities are charging automatic gratuities, given that many foreign visitors may not be familiar with American tipping customs. (iStock)"We'll have that posted on the menus themselves. Peter Burke is a lifestyle editor with Fox News Digital. He covers various lifestyle topics, with an emphasis on food and drink.
- ▪Some restaurants in World Cup host cities are charging automatic gratuities, given that many foreign visitors may not be familiar with American tipping customs. (iStock)"We'll have that posted on the menus themselves.
- ▪Peter Burke is a lifestyle editor with Fox News Digital.
- ▪He covers various lifestyle topics, with an emphasis on food and drink.
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Restaurants Customers hit with automatic 20% gratuities as restaurants combat tipping confusion Some restaurant operators say surcharges protect tipped workers from cultural confusion By Peter Burke Fox News Published June 13, 2026 8:00am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Restaurant exec defends tip system, says it drives 'hustle' and service Derek Simms, CEO of Texas-based Simms Hospitality Group, argues gratuities remain a powerful incentive, saying variable pay tied to performance encourages stronger effort from workers while giving guests flexibility to decide how much extra to leave.
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